World through the aperture

This general view shows trees in blossom near Salsigne in southern France on February 27, 2019. (Photo by AFP)

A selection of photos shot recently from around the world:

Women sit next to a swan in a park on a warm winter day in Brussels, Belgium, on February 26, 2019. (Photo by Reuters)People walk along the Elbe beach in Hamburg, Germany, in the light of the setting sun on February 26, 2019. (Photo by AFP)This photo, taken on February 26, 2019, shows an aerial view of a tea field in Zhangping in China's eastern Fujian Province. (By AFP)Parakeets compete for food from a visitor in St. James's Park in London, Britain, on February 27, 2019. (Photo by Reuters)A super bloom of poppies is seen in Lake Elsinore, California, the US, on February 27, 2019. (Photo by Reuters)A man (R) uses his phone as he looks out from a building walkway in Hong Kong toward a view of Kowloon (background), on February 27, 2019. (Photo by AFP)Visitors look at Poland's Kamila Karpiel soaring in the air during the Ladies' ski jumping event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Seefeld, Austria, on February 27, 2019. (Photo by AFP)The sun sets on the Cap Frehel, in Plevenon, western France, on February 26, 2019. (Photo by AFP)